The SOAO Daily Ditty: Out Of Order – Wicked Ways

In 1983 punk rock to me was the Ramones, Clash and the Sex Pistols. Then I met Devon in a film class and my musical taste was forever changed. His band Out of Order had been rehearsing for several months in a Berwyn (suburb of Chicago) basement and were ready to start playing out. Devon brought me a demo they had recorded on their own with the help of Rade’s cousin who was a recording engineer. It was and still is one of the best punk recordings I have ever heard. It is regretful that the master tape of those tracks could not be found for this release. Two of the tracks from that demo are on this record from WNUR’s (Northwestern University station that was a strong supporter of punk in the 1980’s) first benefit compilation, ‘Middle of America’…[read more]